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  1. Start a WEB browser and point it to the cloud-emb.technikum-wien.at:YourPort URL. YourPort is specific as well as the login data. Ask your instructor in order to obtain access to this cloud service.

    Supported browsers are Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and Opera.
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    Both indicators in the top right corner of the cloud IDE should turn green. cloud indicators

  2. Now using drag and drop - grab a project in your file explorer (e.g. TI_TM4C1294XL.tar.gz) and drop it onto the top most symbol in under WORKSPACE FILES - in this way the compressed archive is added to your workspace. Next, right click the compressed archive and select Extract. Then expand the folder src and click on main.c to open up the top-level source file.

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  3. Open another tab in the browser and navigate to cloud-emb.technikum-wien.at:5000 to view your development board.

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Flashing

When flashing a program onto the development platform open up the main "C" file of the project you wish to flash and select Flash from the Embedded Developer menu.

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This invokes the build process and flashes the resulting image onto the target platform. The results of the flash procedure are shown in the console tab of the IDE.

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If the results show Flashing succeeded the flash process was successful.

Debugging

For Debugging a program open up the main "C" file of the project you wish to debug and select Debug from the Embedded Developer menu. This will invoke the build process and take the Cloud IDE into debug mode.

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The debug panel on the right side is used to control the debug process (step, run, stop), add variables for inspection and breakpoints. Variables can be added by typing their name in the textentry box above the watch variable listing and pressing the Enter key. Variables can be remove by selecting the appropriate item and pressing the Delete key. Breakpoints can be added/removed by clicking on the desired line number in the editor.

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FAQ

Q: I cannot flash/debug my program because the appropriate entries in the Embedded Developer menu are disabled.

A: Check the Debug-Control Service indicator in the cloud IDE. If the indicator is red, this means that the connection between the browser and the software is not established. Check the selected location in the Target-Side menu so that it’s set to the location your embedded board is connected, e.g., cloud-emb.technikum-wien.at.

Q: I have set breakpoints but they are ignored when debugging.

A: Check if the breakpoints exist and are enabled in the breakpoint tab of the debug panel. A breakpoint which is ticked is enabled whilst a breakpoint without a tick is disabled.

Q: When I switch to another project, my breakpoints and variables disappear.

A: This is because breakpoints and inspected variables are saved separately for each project.